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Table 2 Mean (CV%) pharmacokinetic parameters after subcutaneous administration of 2.92 mg r-hGH/subject by cool.click™ 2 or needle injection

From: Pharmacokinetics of recombinant human growth hormone administered by cool.click™ 2, a new needle-free device, compared with subcutaneous administration using a conventional syringe and needle

 

cool.click™ 2 (test) mean (CV%)

Needle and syringe (reference) mean (CV%)

Ratio (test/ref)

90% CI for ratio

Falls within 80–125% range?

p-value

AUC 0-last (hours·ng/mL)

125.1 (30)

119.3 (27)

104.8

98.1, 112.0

Yes

 

AUC 0-inf (hours·ng/mL)

135.5 (27)

131.1 (24)

103.4

97.1, 110.0

Yes

 

C max (ng/mL)

20.0 (43)

18.0 (37)

110.8

103.7, 118.3

Yes

 

t max (hours)*

3.0 (2–6)

4.5 (2–6)

   

0.002

t 1/2 (hours)

2.17 (42)

2.26 (37)

    
  1. CV, coefficient of variation; AUC0-last, area under the serum concentration-time profile from time zero to the last quantifiable concentration; AUC0-inf, area under the serum concentration-time profile from time zero to infinity; Cmax, maximum serum concentration; tmax, time that Cmax occurs; t1/2, elimination half-life. Means are geometric least square means, n = 38
  2. * Median (range)